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The
quiet understanding in his emerald eyes as he asked the question had her almost
burst into tears again, but she swallowed it.
    "H…How did you know?" She
hiccupped, and he smiled as both of his hands went into her hair.
    "You have her eyes and mouth.
And that picture is painted in such loving detail, that only someone very dear
could have inspired it. You're very talented, Chere . Have you exhibited anywhere?"
    "Good
God, no. This is just something I dabble in."
    He cupped her chin in his hand and
she swallowed at the intensity of his gaze. "This is more than dabbling, Coralie ."
    The growled words skimmed across her
conscience, settling in her core, even as her brain protested the use of her
full name.
    "Don't call me that. Only Mummy
used to call me Coralie ."
    He swiped the single tear trickling
down her cheek away and Coralie held her breath. She
couldn't stop the tremble in her limbs any more than she could stop breathing,
the air thick between them. She licked her lips in an unconscious gesture.
Lucas's eyes settled on that movement. His pupils dilated and she let out a
shuddery breath, waiting for his next move.
    ****
     
         Lucas looked into her
tear-stained eyes and couldn't help himself. The trembling woman in his arms
raised all of his protective instincts. Seeing her lick her lips broke the last
of his control. To hell with it: she was here, and she was willing, and he had
to have her––consequences be damned. He moved slowly
to give her plenty of time to pull away. His mouth hovered over hers, their
breaths mingling. She moved to connect their hovering lips and he held himself
perfectly still. Her lips caressed his in the lightest of touches and her
tongue flicked across them. He met her dainty flicks with a bold invasion of
his own and she opened further on the sigh. Her hands fisted in his shirt,
pulling him closer into her and the scent and very essence of Coralie exploded on his tongue as he took charge of the
kiss. His cock hardened to the point of pain and he groaned into her mouth.
Their kiss turning ever more passionate, he marched her back against the wall
and, lifting her higher, rubbed his erection against her jeans-covered mound.
Her fingernails dug into his shoulders and she pressed her breasts into his
chest on a moan.
    Foutre ,
he'd known she would be responsive, but she didn't know who he truly was. He
had to take it easy, or he would frighten her. He broke the kiss and nuzzled
himself down her neck, nipping her collarbone playfully. He pulled back at her
shuddery exhale, the better to see her.
    "Open your eyes and look at me, Coralie . I need to know you want this, because I
won't be able to stop if we take this any further."
    The heavy lashed eyes fluttered open
on a sigh. His chest felt tight at the trust and arousal he saw in those amber
depths. The knowledge she was responding to him without any coercion on his
part was a heady aphrodisiac. But he didn't want their first time to be a hard
ride against the wall. "Where is your bedroom, Chere ?"
    ****
    Coralie was on fire. He'd hardly touched her and yet she was going to combust, the ache
between her thighs too much to bear. Never before had she felt such burning
desire. His growled question in her ear made her moan into his neck. She
couldn't wait the time it took to get upstairs, and she shook her head at him.
    "No? Never mind, I'll find
it."
    He caught her shriek of surprise in
his mouth when he picked her up and literally ran up the stairs with her.   She clung to him, the air whizzing by at
dizzying speed and it seemed they were inside the master bedroom in
seconds.   But they couldn't be. Any
rational thought left her completely when he dropped her on the bed and his
hands caressed her breasts through her shirt. He peeled her out of her tee
slowly, murmuring his approval at every bit of exposed skin. The heat in his
gaze stoked the fire in her veins. He kissed every new bit of exposed flesh and
expertly freed her from her